<p>With test scores that low, admissions may think your school grades really easy since you have a 4.6 GPA and not take your grades seriously.</p>
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With test scores that low, admissions may think your school grades really easy since you have a 4.6 GPA and not take your grades seriously.
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<p>Nope, no way in heck lol. If my school did grade 'easy', then the IB program would be banned! lol :P</p>
<p>Well obviously I take my grades seriously, because it's kind of hard maintaining a 4.6 weighted GPA (one B+ in my sophomore & junior year combined), and being in all IB classes. If they were to look at my EC's, there would be no doubt in their minds. I hate tests!!! =(</p>
<p>Anyway, so if I get a 28+ on my ACT, would you guys say that I have a very high chance of getting in? :/</p>
<p>Actually BabyBlue, I interviewed with several privates and I don't remember which admissions person told me that is exactly what their admissions office considers... when your gpa is very high and test scores are low it usually means grade inflation! and colleges keep track of that data on high schools. IBO only reviews each IB school every 6-8 years. I helped my HS go through the review last year and LOTS is swept under the carpet when IBO is on campus. Going from a 22 to 28 ACT is not easy, raising your ACT by 2-3 points is very, very difficult. I took 1 entire practice exam EVERY day last fall to get into the colleges I wanted to get into. I had above average EC's and kicked it with the essays.
Cal is not totally test score or gpa driven on admissions. But a high GPA and sub-par test scores looks odd to an adcom. Each school grades differently. The standardized tests are a true judge of what you know.
Good luck!</p>
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Going from a 22 to 28 ACT is not easy, raising your ACT by 2-3 points is very, very difficult.
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<p>Well the only part I did horrible on was the science part. That score dropped my composite score by a lot. However, the one I just took this past Saturday, was much easier. I could actually answer every science question, and even the math part was super easy. So that's why I'm confident I will get higher than a 22. </p>
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<p>This statement could be debatable. =)</p>
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<p>Well since I qualify for **ELC<a href="if%20you%20rank%20in%20the%20top%204%%20of%20your%20high%20school,%20I'm%20%5Bb%5Dautomatically%5B/b%5D%20accepted%20to:%20UC%20Davis,%20UC%20Irvine,%20UC%20Santa%20Barbara,%20UC%20Riverside,%20and%20UC%20Merced.%20So%20it's%20nice%20to%20know%20I%20have%20some%20safety%20schools.%20=">/b</a></p>
<p>Yes you do, lots of us were ELC eligible. Sounds like you have your future under control and all of the answers, so good luck to you!</p>
<p>Well, being AUTOMATICALLY accepted in those schools certainly doesn't guarantee (or even help a little, Berkeley doesn't use class rank) chances at Berkeley. Unfortunately, the fact is that your SAT and ACT are VERY low, and even taking it two more times, it's very hard to raise the scores the amount you need. </p>
<p>What other schools are you looking for, so we can give you a broader idea?</p>
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<p>Yes I KNOW that. If you read the quote above my comment, another poster stated that he/she knew someone who got rejected at UCI with a 1500 on the SAT's. So I just wanted to point out that with my GPA, I don't have to worry about any other UC's except: UC San Diego, UC Berkeley, and UCLA.</p>
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<p>UC Irvine & UC Davis (but I don't even have to worry about those schools, so I'm not that stressed out about them)</p>
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Unfortunately, the fact is that your SAT and ACT are VERY low, and even taking it two more times, it's very hard to raise the scores the amount you need.
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<p>A couple of my friends raised their ACT scores from the mid 20's to the lower 30's after taking it the second time. :)</p>
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A couple of my friends raised their ACT scores from the mid 20's to the lower 30's after taking it the second time.
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<p>Really? That is very impressive.</p>
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Really? That is very impressive.
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<p>Yup! So that's why I think there's hope for me lol. :P (I studied this time!!)</p>
<p>Really? That is impossible! Ha! I tutored for ACT in the Spring and late summer, it is not possible with out a true miracle! Like going from being brain dead to alive and well on second sitting!</p>
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Really? That is impossible! Ha! I tutored for ACT in the Spring and late summer, it is not possible with out a true miracle! Like going from being brain dead to alive and well on second sitting!
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<p>Really? So the official ACT score (you get in the mail) lied? I saw the proof for at least one of my friends (she showed me her letter). No need to be jealous dear. =)</p>
<p>I would say that the chances to raise the ACT score by that amount (about 6-8 points) are very slim. And even if they did, don't think that it will be that simple for you or anyone else to raise the score by that much.</p>